How much does one tip removal men?

[MM]

How much does one tip removal men?

MM

[Andy Hall]

Nothing.

[Al Reynolds]

My instinct is nothing, unless they do something unusually helpful. They do get paid after all.

Al

[Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot]

Correct. See Reservoir Dogs.

Si

[John Stumbles]

Made the mistake of tipping them then finding that they'd already tipped themselves 'in kind' :-(

[nog]

A certain "Christian" company based in Cheadle, Cheshire?

[Lurch]

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:57:41 +0000, MM strung together this:

Tip? More like invoice for damages caused.

[Scott]

I'd say nothing - but if they were helpful, on time, efficient and no breakages then a couple of creates of beer would be more appreciated than say 100 quid split 5 ways...

[Terry]

?????? Once you get them to about a 15 to 20 degree angle they will go over the rest of the way by themselves! Depends a bit on build and stability.

Sorry about the levity; but when we go to the dump (tip) we haul the stuff in one of our two pickups; friends use a trailer or the trunk (boot) of the car. We dump it ourselves the dump staff are attendants and see to safety, where to dump etc. Sometimes a dusty, muddy smelly job; best to wear work boots and old clothes. Dump (tip) is open weekdays until 5.00 PM and Saturdays until midday. So best plan is to load up on Friday night and make an early trip Saturday. For occasional dumping there is no charge for individual residents. For 'Garbage collectors' who work daily it is necessary to buy a 'Dumping permit' which I don't think is too expensive, maybe $35 (roughly 12 to 15 quid). After all if you make dumping too complicated or expensive it defeats the objective of encouraging the public to clean up and not litter the countryside! If one doesn't own a pickup or a car utility trailer it's usually quite easy to get a relative or a friend with a pickup truck to haul occasional load of litter away for the price of a friendly beer or two or an invite to supper etc.

[Lurch]

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:55:23 -0330, "Terry" strung together this:

And that is in relation to the OP how exactly?

[:::Jerry::::]

Err ??!!!

The words 'tip' and 'removal' must have another meaning on the left side of the pond....

[Bert Coules]

Terry,

In English, "removal men" are those helpful chaps who transport your furniture and other possessions from your old house to your new one when you move.

In American, they're obviously not...

Bert

[Mike]

A bottle of scotch each.

[John Stumbles]

Good God no!

As a devout atheist, it'd be a cold day in Hell before I'd go to them ;-)

This lot were from Peckham. And, no, they didn't have a 3-wheeler!

[John Armstrong]

Yep I think its too many years since Terry left these shores. I suppose he was thinking removal men = disposal men?

[nog]

Would have been my sentiment too, but we had about three days notice in which to move from the rented house we occupied at the time. Two+ years on, we are still realising stuff is missing - they even helped themselves to our lawnmower, as well as our then landlord's bicycle that had been stored in the garage roofspace. Of course, "... as Christians, we would never do such a thing."

[tony sayer]

Whilst on that subject.. enjoy!....

Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or Endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.

As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different Religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added. This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you, and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over.

The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct...leaving only Heaven thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God."

[Owain]

"Mike" wrote | > How much does one tip removal men? | A bottle of scotch each.

And you tell them the bottles are hidden amongst your most treasured and delicate possessions so if they want their tip they'd better be gentle with your stuff.

Owain

[Terry]

they're obviously not...

. John/Bert: Boy am I out of date! Thanks for the correction. And you are right; cos. I thought it was the modern designation for "Dustmen", or maybe these days more politically correctly, "Dust persons"! Aha, I get it. You mean "Movers". Van lines, transportation company, couriers and similar employees. You tip them? I presume you have 'U-Haul', 'Rent-a-truck', 'Ryders Truck Rentals' etc. We are more likely to use one of those self drives for local moves within say a

160 kilometres, the USA still uses miles btw, the big boys for a major move from province to province across Canada. And 'tip' does mean garbage dump does it not? Cheers. PS. Canada is geographically larger with a more northern climate, harsher winters, higher heating costs, longer distances etc. than the US, with one tenth of the population. We have a very different form of government based on the British parliamentary system. It is not always comfortable living next to our large cousin, but we maintain our independence although many life styles are similar. Right now the Canadian economy is doing quite well, while the US is ...... well! While Canada does the majority of its trade with the US various restrictive trade practices are forcing Canada to trade elsewhere, notably China and the Far East and also the EC. It's a great country!

[Bert Coules]

Terry,

Apologies for putting you in the wrong country (though what I actually wrote was "...in American..." and I was referring to the language, not the location). Seeing words like "garbage" and sums expressed in dollars, I leapt to a hasty conclusion, but I wasn't in the least confused - merely wrong.

Bert